New York Rangers vs Philadelphia Flyers
Regular season · Thursday, March 31, 1983 · Spectrum
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 on Thursday, March 31, 1983 at Spectrum. The Flyers outshot the Rangers 34–13.
Reijo Ruotsalainen scored twice. Ilkka Sinisalo, Mike Allison, Paul Holmgren and Kent-Erik Andersson also scored.
Glen Hanlon made 32 saves on 34 shots for the win; Bob Froese stopped 9 of 13.
Scoring
2nd period
Ilkka Sinisalo (21)Miroslav Dvorak (32), Brad McCrimmon (20)0–102:37 PHI
Reijo Ruotsalainen (15)Dave Maloney (42), Mike Allison (8)1–105:34 NYR · 
Mike Allison (11)Tom Laidlaw (10), Kent-Erik Andersson (20)2–111:39 NYR
3rd period
Paul Holmgren (19)Behn Wilson (24)2–201:53 PHI- Reijo Ruotsalainen (16)Mark Pavelich (38), Rob McClanahan (25)3–205:16 NYR
Kent-Erik Andersson (8)Mike Allison (9), Reijo Ruotsalainen (52)4–211:01 NYR
Team stats
NYRPHI
1334
0%0%
1/20/2
1414
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:00 into the first period
Rob McClanahan · hooking2 min - 7:28 into the first period
Tom Gorence · interference2 min - 8:54 into the first periodDave Maloney · hooking2 min
- 4:28 into the second periodGlen Cochrane · hooking2 min
- 19:42 into the third periodRick Chartraw · misconduct10 min
- 19:42 into the third periodGlen Cochrane · misconduct10 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 14Mike AllisonR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 29Reijo RuotsalainenD | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 24Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 9Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 40Mark PavelichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 3Scot KleinendorstC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Ron DuguayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15Anders HedbergR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 21Mike BackmanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 23Chris KontosC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 28Mikko LeinonenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 5Barry BeckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Rick ChartrawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | W | 34 | 2 | .941 |
| 41Eddie MioG | 0 | 0 | – |
Philadelphia Flyers
| 17Paul HolmgrenR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 23Ilkka SinisaloR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 3Behn WilsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 9Miroslav DvorakD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Brad McCrimmonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 7Bill BarberL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Ron FlockhartC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 15Mark TaylorC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16Bobby ClarkeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 18Lindsay CarsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 19Ray AllisonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 22Tom GorenceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25John Paul EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Brian ProppL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Darryl SittlerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2Mark HoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Bob HoffmeyerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 29Glen CochraneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Pelle LindberghG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Bob FroeseG | L | 13 | 4 | .692 |